Westlife Asia Tour 2026

From 24th January to 12th February 2026, I was out on the Westlife Asia Tour, working across China, Taiwan, Indonesia, Macau and Singapore.

This was a fantastic experience, with each location bringing a different venue, different local supplier and a different system to design, deploy and optimise.

Adlib provided the touring control package, while the main loudspeaker systems were supplied locally in each territory. This meant every stop required a fresh approach, adapting the design to suit the venue, the available equipment and the production requirements.

System Engineering Across Multiple Venues

Across the tour I worked with a range of large-format systems, including:

* d&b J-Series * d&b KSL * d&b GSL * L-Acoustics K1 * L-Acoustics K2

The role was to design and implement the PA system for each venue, working with the local house suppliers and adapting to the system inventory available in each city.

Tours like this demand flexibility. Unlike a single-supplier touring system where the same PA travels from show to show, every venue on this run required a new system design and a new deployment plan.

A/B Touring Package

The tour operated with an A and B rig approach, allowing the control package and production workflow to flip-flop from location to location.

This is essential on a fast-moving international tour where freight, local labour, access times and venue schedules can all vary significantly. While one setup is in use, the next can already be moving into position for the following show.

That kind of workflow only works when the technical package is well organised and the engineering approach is consistent from day to day.

Local Orchestra In Each Territory

One of the most interesting parts of the tour was working with a local orchestra in each location.

That added another layer to the audio setup, with the system needing to support both the scale of a major pop production and the detail required for orchestral elements.

Every stop involved working alongside local crews, local suppliers and the touring production team to make sure the system translated properly in each venue.

A Brilliant Touring Experience

This tour was a great example of what system engineering often looks like at international level.

It was not about forcing one system design into every venue. It was about understanding each space, each PA system, each supplier and each production requirement, then making it work consistently for the artist, the musicians, the engineers and the audience.

Working across multiple countries, suppliers and loudspeaker platforms made this a challenging but incredibly rewarding run.

A fantastic experience, and a brilliant tour to be part of.